LawFuel’s 2022 Lawyer of the Year is the battling ‘loophole lawyer’ who fought to get Charlotte Bellis into the country under the MIQ lottery system.
Half of women working in legal services say their current working pattern is unsustainable for their long‑term health, and 67% have considered changing jobs or taking a career break because of wellbeing concerns. For a profession obsessed with retention and reputation, that is less a wellbeing problem and more a pipeline crisis. The new Pressure Points:
Maddocks is pleased to announce its 2026 promotions, with a significant number of individuals being promoted across both legal and Shared Services teams. In total, 96 of our people will take the next step in their careers, reflecting our continued growth and success over the past year. Within our legal team, 78 lawyers have been
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Article source: TZ Law, Canada 1. Overview: Why Employment Law Matters in Calgary Today Workplace disputes across Alberta have grown more frequent and more complex over recent years. Termination conflicts, harassment claims, and contract violations now affect employees at every level. As a result, both workers and businesses face serious legal obligations that demand careful
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What Victims Should KnowWhat Actually Happens After a Truck Wreck in Texas Article source: Texas Truck Accident Lawyer Texas moves more freight by road than any other state. The I-10, I-35, and I-45 corridors carry a steady stream of 18-wheelers between the ports, the border, and the rest of the country, and the energy sector
Sonia Hickey, LawFuel contributing editor At UC Berkeley School of Law, the future of lawyering is apparently… 1996 with better stationery. Beginning Summer 2026, Berkeley Law’s new Artificial Intelligence Policy makes prohibition the institutional default. The rule is clear – no AI to “conceptualize, outline, draft, revise, translate, or edit” any work submitted for credit.
Diversity Lab LLC, a for-profit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) consultancy, has permanently ceased operations following a Federal Trade Commission investigation. The company informed the FTC that it filed paperwork to dissolve itself as a business entity with the California Secretary of State on Friday. Earlier this year, the FTC opened a formal inquiry into
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Article source: Tulane University, School of Social Work Image Source Aging in prison brings layered challenges that demand focused and informed advocacy. Older adults behind bars often experience accelerated aging, chronic illness, mobility limitations, and cognitive decline within environments that were never designed for long-term elder care. Social workers stand at a critical point of
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Legal profession leaders from almost every region in NSW are gathering in Orange over the next two days to discuss improvements needed to strengthen access to justice in the state. President of the Law Society of NSW Ronan MacSweeney says the gathering, taking place in the advent of next Tuesday’s state 2026-27 Budget, provides a
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Australian organisations are facing a critical “digital blind spot” that leaves them highly vulnerable to catastrophic operational outages, regulatory penalties, and reputational damage. A newly released white paper by Australian law firm Clayton Utz, titled Closing the digital blind spot: managing third-party risk, warns that a dangerous gap has emerged between how risk is managed on paper
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A New Zealand offshore trust firm is capitalising on litigation-fearful US doctors who are moving funds into protective structures. Southpac Group says new client numbers rose more than 290% between 2022 and 2025, with the US now accounting for around 85% of its client base. The growth follows new US research showing almost 60% of
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